A361216 Triangle read by rows: T(n,k) is the maximum number of ways in which a set of integer-sided rectangular pieces can tile an n X k rectangle.

1, 1, 4, 2, 11, 56, 3, 29, 370, 5752, 4, 94, 2666, 82310, 2519124, 6, 263, 19126, 1232770, 88117873, 6126859968, 12, 968, 134902, 19119198, 2835424200

Offset

1,3

Comments

Tilings that are rotations or reflections of each other are considered distinct.

Pieces can have any combination of integer side lengths, but for the optimal sets computed so far (up to (n,k) = (7,5)), all pieces have one side of length 1.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..26.

Formula

T(n,1) = A102462(n).

Example

Triangle begins:
  n\k|  1    2       3         4            5          6  7  8
  ---+--------------------------------------------------------
  1  |  1
  2  |  1    4
  3  |  2   11      56
  4  |  3   29     370      5752
  5  |  4   94    2666     82310      2519124
  6  |  6  263   19126   1232770     88117873 6126859968
  7  | 12  968  134902  19119198   2835424200          ?  ?
  8  | 20 3416 1026667 307914196 109979838540          ?  ?  ?
A 3 X 3 square can be tiled by three 1 X 2 pieces and three 1 X 1 pieces in the following ways:
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+   +   +---+---+   +---+   +---+
  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+   +   +---+---+   +   +---+---+   +
  |       |   |   |       |   |   |       |   |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
.
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |       |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+   +   +---+---+---+
  |   |   |   |   |       |   |   |       |   |
  +---+---+   +   +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |       |   |   |       |   |   |       |   |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
.
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |       |   |   |       |   |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |       |   |   |   |       |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
  |       |   |   |       |   |
  +---+---+---+   +---+---+---+
The first six of these have no symmetries, so they account for 8 tilings each. The last two has a mirror symmetry, so they account for 4 tilings each. In total there are 6*8+2*4 = 56 tilings. This is the maximum for a 3 X 3 square, so T(3,3) = 56.
The following table shows the sets of pieces that give the maximum number of tilings up to (n,k) = (7,5). The solutions are unique except for (n,k) = (2,1) and (n,k) = (6,1).
      \     Number of pieces of size
  (n,k)\  1 X 1 | 1 X 2 | 1 X 3 | 1 X 4
  ------+-------+-------+-------+------
  (1,1) |   1   |   0   |   0   |   0
  (2,1) |   2   |   0   |   0   |   0
  (2,1) |   0   |   1   |   0   |   0
  (2,2) |   2   |   1   |   0   |   0
  (3,1) |   1   |   1   |   0   |   0
  (3,2) |   2   |   2   |   0   |   0
  (3,3) |   3   |   3   |   0   |   0
  (4,1) |   2   |   1   |   0   |   0
  (4,2) |   4   |   2   |   0   |   0
  (4,3) |   3   |   3   |   1   |   0
  (4,4) |   5   |   4   |   1   |   0
  (5,1) |   3   |   1   |   0   |   0
  (5,2) |   4   |   3   |   0   |   0
  (5,3) |   4   |   4   |   1   |   0
  (5,4) |   7   |   5   |   1   |   0
  (5,5) |   7   |   6   |   2   |   0
  (6,1) |   2   |   2   |   0   |   0
  (6,1) |   1   |   1   |   1   |   0
  (6,2) |   4   |   4   |   0   |   0
  (6,3) |   7   |   4   |   1   |   0
  (6,4) |   8   |   5   |   2   |   0
  (6,5) |  10   |   7   |   2   |   0
  (6,6) |  11   |   8   |   3   |   0
  (7,1) |   2   |   1   |   1   |   0
  (7,2) |   5   |   3   |   1   |   0
  (7,3) |   8   |   5   |   1   |   0
  (7,4) |  10   |   6   |   2   |   0
  (7,5) |  11   |   7   |   2   |   1

Crossrefs

Main diagonal: A361217.

Columns: A102462 (k = 1), A361218 (k = 2), A361219 (k = 3), A361220 (k = 4).

Cf. A360629, A361221.

Sequence in context: A182870 A094406 A142706 * A092952 A286145 A010318

Adjacent sequences: A361213 A361214 A361215 * A361217 A361218 A361219

Keyword

nonn,tabl,more

Author

Pontus von Brömssen, Mar 05 2023

Status

approved